I have a pattern (or two, depending on how you look at it) in the new Knit Picks book, Merry Knitmas. Aren’t they sweet? It’s a choose your own adventure pattern. I wanted to offer a choice of cuff motifs … Continue

Do you belong to a knitting guild? I just joined a brand new one, the Puddletown Knitters Guild. Link to Facebook site here; I don’t think there’s a website yet. What is a knitting guild? It’s a place to share … Continue

I love perusing the knitting books at Kinokuniya, the bookstore inside Uwajimaya. I’ve picked up a couple stitch dictionaries there, both here and once in Tokyo. It’s usually possible to puzzle out the charted stitch patterns, even though I don’t …

September flew right on by! A birthday, an anniversary (35 years!), a pattern in By Hand Serial #4, and Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival. I had the great good fortune to be the knitting judge at OFFF, and it was … Continue reading →

It’s out today! And now I can show you my new design, Puget Sound, which is in the current issue of By Hand Serial. (All photographs from this issue courtesy of Andrea Hungerford.) I put together my favorite things about … Continue readin

Hurricane Harvey fundraiser update: Thank you for participating in my fundraiser! I just sent the proceeds to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. I’m paying the PayPal and Ravelry fees, so all the pattern sale money goes to the fund. I’m …

The photos of the devastation in Houston are heartbreaking, the result of unimaginable rainfall from Hurricane Harvey. I’ve been looking into charity efforts, trying to figure out how to help. The Mason-Dixon Knitting gals are one step ahead of me; …

Well that was stellar! And lunar. And solar…definitely awe inspiring! Pinhole camera made with knitting needle and paper on hand I trekked down to Salem to view the eclipse from Willamette Valley Vineyards. They were in the path of totality; …

Next design project: A shawl with this gradient kit. With beads! The yarn is from June Pryce Fiber Arts, 7 100 yard mini-skeins of MCN. The beads are from Bead Biz; I’ve met them several times at Madrona. I want … Continue reading

At least that’s what I think I’m calling it. Let me know if you have a better idea! This is a wide crescent shawl, knit from the top down with two skeins of Bumblebirch Heartwood Fingering in Hellebore and Atlantic … Continue

It’s August, and it’s hot. I’m thinking of winter’s chill, and big fat yarn. This is my Snowflake Christmas stocking. It’s one of my earlier patterns; I first published it in 2009. But I designed this stocking way before that. …

While I was knitting my Go Tell the Bees KAL shawlette this month, I was also designing another shawl. This is Hazel Knits Entice MCN fingering, in Splish Splash and Hoppy Blond. Two of my favorite colors in one of … Continue reading

And lovely wraps they are… The Go Tell the Bees KAL has wrapped up. We had a lot of fun in the Ravelry group! Here are some of the newer FOs. Clockwise from top left: Shawls by Cassiopia, nibbleknitter, chaos1, … Continue reading

I just bound off my Go Tell the Bees shawlette, KAL version. It’s blocking in the shade of the bamboo in the backyard. So pretty! I’m using flexible Inspinknity Ultra-Fine Blocking Wires for the top curve, and pinning out each … Cont

I love being the boss of my knitting, even to the point of cutting it up to make it behave. Steeking had been on my bucket list for years, and I took a class from the fabulous Mary Scott Huff … Continue reading →

The Go Tell the Bees KAL is halfway done, and FO’s are rolling in! Photo by chainstitcher on Ravelry Photo by BlossomWorks on Ravelry Photo by BlueberryHill on Ravelry Photo by knitcrazycpa on Ravelry Photo by maybaby24 on Ravelry Photo …

The Go Tell the Bees KAL is underway, and we’re having a grand time chatting over in the Ravelry thread. It’s not too late to join the KAL; we’re knitting at our own pace and just having fun. Some of …

It was a jam packed weekend! I was a guest designer at the Knit Picks WWKIP Day Knit Pick-nic, where I worked on my Go Tell the Bees KAL. I love how my mannequin Lacey has my yarn ball tucked … Continue reading →

It’s shaping up to be a knit-packed weekend here in Portland, Oregon! Knit Picks is having a WWKIP (Worldwide Knit in Public) Day event this Saturday, June 10. I’ll be one of the guest designers there; come say hi if … Continu

And we’re live! My Go Tell the Bees pattern is now available through Ravelry. (If you’re a newsletter subscriber, don’t forget to use your coupon code for 20% off. If you’re not a subscriber and want to be, let me …

There is something wonderful about mastering a skill and getting repeatable results. I’ve been on a bagel quest for the last couple of months, turning out batch after batch in search of the perfect multi-grain boiled bagel texture. I did … Continue read

Remember this cake of gorgeous gradient yarn? It grew up to be this shawl. This is Go Tell the Bees. It was inspired by the title of the upcoming book in the Outlander series, “Go Tell the Bees That I … Continue reading →

How did half of May fly by so quickly? I see that I last posted here on May 1, but I’ve been having fun over on Instagram. It’s so easy to post a quick photo with a short caption. I’m … Continue reading →

Spring is definitely here, and Linden Leaf is a warm weather accessory knit in sport weight linen. Something between a scarf and a shawlette, it’s a welcome way to dress up your spring/summer wardrobe. Like its sister SeaScape Scarflette, Linden …

Thanks for all your well wishes for Biscuit. After a month of not feeling well, and bloodwork and followup on Saturday, she woke up Sunday and was her sassy old self. Hungry, playful, active. It’s like someone flipped a switch. … Co

I’ve been savoring a new book series, By Hand. This new venture features maker communities around the country. Author Andrea Hungerford writes: In this day and age, many of us are searching for community–a sense of belonging, a feeling of …

It’s been quiet around here, but things are moving along behind the scenes. Sometimes if I haven’t posted for a bit, I just need a jump start, so here’s an increase that I ran across recently. If you’ve ever used … C

Last weekend was the 14th annual Crafty Moms weekend at the coast. It was pretty laid back, with some crafting, and some not! But great to get together with this group that met because our kids were in elementary school …

What’s your favorite luxury fiber? Cashmere? Qiviut? Taewit? What? I received a review copy of this beautiful book, In Search of the World’s Finest Wools by Dominic Dormeuil, photography by Jean-Baptiste Rabouan. It’s a tribute to the growers and producers …